We were lucky enough that Chef Todd Richards shared this recipe from his cookbook Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes with us. You only need green beans, a ham hock, water, salt, and ...

Butter beans are a staple, but there are two ingredients that impart even more classic Souther-style flavor you should be ...

Instructions: In a large bowl or pot, combine the beans, baking soda and 3 quarts water and set aside to soak overnight. Drain and rinse the beans. In a large stockpot, heat the vegetable oil over ...

I'm trying to make things easier on myself this January. After a lovely and decadent holiday, I'm spending time getting back to routine — making lists, laying out a week's worth of work outfits and ...

1. Soak the beans overnight in 2 quarts of cold water. Drain and rinse the beans. 2. Place the beans in a medium-size pot, and cover them with cold water by 2 inches. Add the ham hock to the pot and ...

It’s easy to confuse with a ham bone, but they’re actually different. Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American ...

Kurobuta, which is also known as Berkshire pork, means “black pig” in Japanese. The pig is black with six white points: feet, face and switch (the last few inches of the tail). It has shorter muscle ...

We had a ham hock in the freezer, left over from Christmas, that was just calling to be a key ingredient in a bean soup. I found this Rachel Ray recipe, which fit the bill. Though I used just one ham ...

In South Louisiana, we normally think of beans as a hearty dish always served on Mondays over rice with a link of smoked sausage. This gumbo variation started out as a perfect solution to making use ...

Rinse dried beans and peas twice, discarding any that are discolored or float to surface. Soak dried beans and peas in cold water a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight. NOTE: Soak black beans ...

A long, slow cook in a ham hock- and andouille-infused broth turns our Southern style butter beans into a perfectly creamy ...